In its "Technology
Value Matrix - Second Half 2012: Human Capital Management" report,
Nucleus Research identified vendors as HCM leaders if they have invested
in both functionality and usability features most likely to deliver the
greatest initial return on investment and long-term value. The firm
based usability and functionality scores on factors such as application
intuitiveness, availability of role-based interfaces, productivity
impact, breadth and repeatability of functionality, and investment in
innovative functionality outside of the core that delivers additional
benefits.

The report also highlighted SumTotal's Strategic
Workforce Analytics, which uses an integrated data warehouse to
manage data and display it in configurable dashboards, and the company's
flexible deployment options: on-premise, hosted and SaaS (News - Alert).

"SumTotal continues to invest in providing innovative solutions and
services, and we are dedicated to helping our customers achieve the
results and return on investments they need to be successful," SumTotal
CEO John Borgerding said. "We are happy to be recognized by Nucleus
Research as a leader in HCM and remain committed to finding new ways to
deliver value to our customers."

Bersin & Associates' "The
Market for Talent Management Systems 2013" report indicated that the
talent management suite software market will grow by an estimated 22% in
2012, reaching more than $4 billion, not including core HRMS and payroll
software, in 2013 and 2014. The report listed SumTotal as a revenue
market share leader, behind ERP providers Oracle and SAP (News - Alert). It also placed
SumTotal in the "fast growth" category, which includes companies with
15%-40% annual growth.

"Our customers understand the value in finding a partner, like SumTotal,
that is focused on human capital management," Borgerding said. "We have
seen tremendous growth in the last year and look forward to continuing
that momentum into 2013 to remain a market leader."

SumTotal Systems, LLC. is a global leader of strategic Human Capital
Management (HCM) solutions that provide organizations with a new level
of visibility to help make more informed business decisions and
accelerate growth. Recognized by industry analysts as the most complete
solution, SumTotal provides full employee lifecycle management,
including a core system of record, from a single provider for improved
business intelligence. The company offers customers of all sizes and
industries the most flexibility and choice in deployment and
configuration. We have increased the performance of the world's largest
organizations, including AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN[ADR]; London: AZN),
Amway (KUL:AMWAY), and Seagate (News - Alert) (NYSE: STX).

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